Jun 26, 2020 | Adult Programs, Adults, Community, Family, Featured, Matrix Mission, MatrixMission, Mission Partners, News, Poverty, Press Release, The Matrix Center
In June 2020, Matrix was awarded a grant from United Way of Southeast Michigan – Emergency Food and Shelter Program to provide direct housing support to those living in Detroit that are in danger of eviction and becoming homeless. As described in the...
Jun 26, 2020 | Adults, Community, Family, Featured, Matrix Mission, Mission Partners, News, Poverty, The Matrix Center
“On March 20th, we held our first Food Distribution Day at The Matrix Center alongside Gleaners Community Food Bank in response to the Coronavirus crisis. We weren’t sure what to expect, but that day over 300 people came to The Matrix Center while remaining in...
Jun 19, 2020 | Adults, Family, Featured, Matrix Head Start, Matrix Mission, News, Parents
On June 17 and 18, our Matrix Human Services Head Start Care Package Distribution took place at our downtown, Woodbridge headquarters location. As the largest Head Start provider in the City of Detroit, we wanted to make sure our families at home have all the...
Jun 11, 2020 | Adults, Employee Spotlight, Featured, Matrix Mission, MatrixMission, News
On June 11th, roughly 200 Matrix staff marched for racial equality, for justice, and for the lives of those lost including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many more. As a diverse organization that has been serving Detroit for 114 years, we strongly...
Jun 5, 2020 | Adults, Community, Featured, MatrixMission, Mission Partners, News, The Matrix Center, Volunteer, Young Adults
From left to right: Detroit Police Officer Brad Hawkins, Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson, Detroit Police Officer Jay Dantzler Detroit Police Officer Jay Dantzler (pictured on the right) has been volunteering with Matrix Human Services for over 5 years to help...
Jun 4, 2020 | Adults, Early Childhood, Family, Featured, Matrix Head Start, Matrix Mission, News, Parents
Like all of us, Ms. Danielle Murphy was caught off guard by Coronavirus. which lead to her work dropping her hours. At the same time, her 2-year-old daughter was no longer attending Carlee’s Daycare Center in Detroit after schools were closed for Coronavirus...
